Chef 14: Coming April 2018 According to Chef.io, the release of Chef Client 14 and ChefDK 3 is happening in early April, 2018. Chef claims this version will be fast and user friendly. With promises of removing old code, increasing security, and performance, we’re all looking forward to seeing what this update has in store.… Continue reading Upcoming Chef 14 Release
Understanding Agents and Admins in Zendesk
Agents Agents are your support staff, they will use your Zendesk instance the most and are usually the front line for your Zendesk team. The extent of their ability is set by admins defining permissions and privileges. Zendesk agents are at the center of your workflow and admins should always work to set up the… Continue reading Understanding Agents and Admins in Zendesk
Why Zendesk is the Best Customer Service Tool for Your Company
Question: What makes your clients flock to your product? Answer: Providing stellar out-of-this-world customer service! How do you find the right customer service tool for your company? Finding useful and insightful customer service software is a challenge that many businesses are trying to overcome While there are a lot of choices out there, as… Continue reading Why Zendesk is the Best Customer Service Tool for Your Company
Setting Up A New 3D Printer!
As mentioned in the previous 3D printing/droid post, setting up the printer with basic functionality took about three hours to go from putting it together to running and spitting out a mess of spaghetti. Once it was clear the machine was heating and functioning at a minimal level, then the real work of fine-tuning the… Continue reading Setting Up A New 3D Printer!
3 Noteworthy Articles on Learning Chef
So you have Chef… now what? Read these articles and get started with your automation. Chef 101: The Road to Best Practices Nick Rycar gives us the low down on Chef basics by beginning with a list of commonly used terminology in the world of Chef such as Cookbooks, Supermarkets, and Servers (words make me… Continue reading 3 Noteworthy Articles on Learning Chef
When Art and Technology Meet
Is technology beautiful? Or can art be technological? Maybe the answer to both is yes. Beauty and creativity can be found in unexpected places, oftentimes using or made with technologies both old and new. 80-year old wooden escalators were given a new lease on life when they were repurposed as inter-looping ceiling sculptures by… Continue reading When Art and Technology Meet
Common Developer Acronyms: Part 2
Do you work in the non-technical part of tech and find yourself needing a Wikipedia page open at all times when talking to your developers or find it hard to keep up when they start talking shop? Five MORE developer acronyms to have in your pocket for your next meeting. CRUD: Create, read, update and… Continue reading Common Developer Acronyms: Part 2
Learn How to Use GitHub
How do you use GitHub? Support for your Development Process: Learn How to Use GitHub GitHub is a web-based Git repository that provides a user friendly interface for you to use it’s many features. From version control and code review to project and team management, GitHub has everything you need to support your development process. With… Continue reading Learn How to Use GitHub
Four Innovative Design Blogs to Keep Your Design Team Motivated
In a world where we are constantly looking at and interacting with our devices, quality design is just as important as the technology running behind the scenes. Design has so many different aspects that must be considered for any project: colors, shape, size, usability, user preferences, balance, lines, white space, texture, just to name a… Continue reading Four Innovative Design Blogs to Keep Your Design Team Motivated
AWS Lambda
Lambda – A 729 Solutions Favorite AWS Lambda is a favorite service of ours here at 729 Solutions. From the approach of paying for only what you use to the ability to run and scale your code – Lambda’s got it all. A Little About Lambda The Lambda web page boasts their benefits as severless… Continue reading AWS Lambda